[GSA] Munoz et al v. Giumarra Vineyards Corporation

Filing 214

ORDER CONTINUING STATUS CONFERENCE and ORDER Requiring Filing of Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Settlement by March 3, 2017, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 11/30/2016. Status Conference CONTINUED to 1/13/2017 at 08:45 AM in Bakersfield at 510 19th Street (JLT) before Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston. Joint status report due by 1/6/2017. Motion filing deadline 3/3/2017. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RAFAEL MUNOZ; LIDIA CRUZ, et al., ) Case No. 1:09-cv-00703-AWI-JLT
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GIUMARRA VINEYARDS
CORPORATION, a California corporation,)
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and DOES 1 - 20,
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Defendants.
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Plaintiffs,

ORDER CONTINUING STATUS
CONFERENCE AND ORDER REQUIRING
FILING OF MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF CLASS SETTLEMENT BY
MARCH 3, 2017

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Counsel have notified the Court that they have “come to agreement in principle to resolve this

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matter entirely.” (Doc. 213 at 213) They request 120 days to finalize their agreement. Id. While the

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Court applauds their efforts toward compromise, there is no explanation why the settlement terms

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cannot be finalized more quickly. Thus, the Court ORDERS:

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The status conference currently set on December 12, 2016 is CONTINUED to

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January 13, 2017at 8:45 a.m. Telephonic appearances via CourtCall are authorized. No later than

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January 6, 2017, counsel SHALL file a joint report setting forth their progress toward finalizing the

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settlement terms and any impediments to doing so;

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No later than March 3, 2017, the parties SHALL file their joint motion for

preliminary approval of the class settlement.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

November 30, 2016

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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